Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi on Tuesday informed that a new ring road will soon be constructed to ease heavy traffic congestion in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack in Odisha.
Speaking at the inauguration event of the Hansapal flyover in Bhubaneswar, Sarangi said that a 111-km-long Capital Region Ring Road will be constructed.
The ring road will connect Rameswar in Khordha district with Tangi in Cuttack district, passing through key areas like Khordha town, Bhubaneswar, Athagarh, Cuttack city, and Choudwar.
The project will be built by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at an estimated cost of Rs 6,500 crore.
Notably, Sarangi inaugurated the Hansapal flyover on National Highway-16. The 600-meter-long flyover is built at a cost of Rs 24 crore over five years and is expected to significantly improve traffic flow between Bhubaneswar and Cuttack on NH-16.
